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Be ambassadors of Christ, Pope tells priests and religious

Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:45 am
Pope Francis celebrated Mass at Manila's cathedral on January 16 and called upon the bishops, priests, seminarians, and religious who were present to be ambassadors of Christ. "...

Twelve hours on a boat to tell Pope Francis 'I love you'

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:45 am
Manila, Philippines, Jan 16, 2015 / 12:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Dolorosa and Joay traveled on a 12-hour boat trip from their home province in the Philippines to Manila, where they...

Reader Brian Visaggio writes…

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:44 am
I was wondering if you might be able to post a link to my kickstarter campaign for my new comic, Andrew Jackson in Space? It seems like the sort of quixotic idea you’d be into. It...

We are a land of laws…

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:43 am
…until torture is sanctioned by the government. In the period when the abuses were going on, the Senate Intelligence Committee failed to subpoena documents, interview CIA...

Pope Francis: Put the poor at centre of Filipino Church

News.va - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:41 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received a warm welcome from bishops, priests, men and women religious and seminarians as he arrived in Manila’s Metropolitan Cathedral on Friday. In...

Pope Francis makes unscheduled visit to Manila street children

News.va - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:41 am
(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at a center for street children in Manila Friday shortly after celebrating mass in the Filipino capital. Vatican spokesman...

Encountering the Word — Galatians 5:13-14

Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:30 am
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one...

Coptic Patriarch Says French Magazine Cartoons Are 'Offensive'

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:30 am
Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II denounced the recent cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published another cartoon of Mouhammed following the terrorist attack on...

Pope arrives in Philippines, calls for solidarity with the poor

Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:26 am
Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on the evening of January 15 and was welcomed at the presidential palace the following morning. "My visit is above all pastoral," the Pope...

Heidi McKenna of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology writes

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 16, 2015 at 1:04 am
Our annual Convocation of the College of Fellows will be held at DSPT on January 31st at 1:30 pm with a reception to follow. Three DSPT Fellows – Dana Gioia (poet), Bob Flint (...

Cardinal Müller concludes meeting with group of European bishops

Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 16, 2015 at 12:58 am
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has concluded a three-day meeting in Hungary with the presidents of the doctrinal...

'Our faith makes us stand up again and again,' Cardinal Tagle tells Pope

EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 16, 2015 at 12:41 am
Manila, Philippines, Jan 16, 2015 / 12:38 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Seven cathedrals of Manila have been destroyed, but the eighth remains strong like the Philippines' people, Cardinal...

Pope "Very Moved" By Meeting with Abandoned Children

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2015 at 12:21 am
Following this morning’s Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Pope Francis made an unscheduled visit to a center run by the Anak-Tnk...

More Important than Food: St. Anthony's Advice on Prayer

Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Jan 16, 2015 at 12:00 am
Tomorrow we celebrate the feast of St. Anthony of Egypt, the 'Father of Monks.' Although most of are not called to follow his path into desert seclusion, his life does provide a...

'Our faith makes us stand up again and again,' Cardinal Tagle tells Pope

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 15, 2015 at 11:38 pm
Manila, Philippines, Jan 15, 2015 / 10:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Seven cathedrals of Manila have been destroyed, but the eighth remains strong like the Philippines’ people, Cardinal...

Discernment and dignity at heart of Pope's words to Filipino leaders

News.va - Jan 15, 2015 at 11:25 pm
(Vatican Radio) The first full day of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to the people of the Philippines began with an official welcome from the country’s leader Begnino Aquino in the...

Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching

Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 15, 2015 at 11:01 pm
Defending Catholic social teaching against the cultural current can make one feel like a hamster on a wheel—spinning in circles and getting nowhere fast. Truth and logic are...

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Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 15, 2015 at 11:00 pm
Dear Reader, By supporting ZENIT, a nonprofit enterprise, you help us spread the message of Christianity to the world, free of charge. Publishing in 7 languages (English, French,...

Reversal: Citing “serious and credible” security threat, Duke cancels Muslim call to prayer

The Deacon's Bench - Jan 15, 2015 at 10:38 pm
It made big news this week, and now it’s not going to happen: Duke University canceled plans Thursday to begin a weekly Muslim call to prayer from the campus chapel this week, an...

Pope urges Filipino Church to combat inequality and injustice

News.va - Jan 15, 2015 at 10:20 pm
(Vatican Radio) Celebrating Mass in Manila's Cathedral on Friday, Pope Francis urged Catholics in the Philippines to be ambassadors for Christ and ministers of reconciliation,...
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